Xenco Medical
In 2025, Xenco Medical supported Kenya's Afya Dada Project to sustain women's cancer prevention efforts after a major cut in U.S. health aid, helping train thousands of health workers in breast and cervical cancer screening. The initiative, led by Kenya's Ministry of Health and convened by the World Economic Forum's Global Alliance for Women's Health, aims to strengthen long-term diagnostic and referral systems. Xenco Medical received the 2025 New Champions Award for Excellence in Governance and Leadership for Global Challenges for its role in the project.
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When the sudden elimination of more than $240 million in U.S. health aid in 2025 threatened to unravel Kenya's progress in women's cancer prevention, Xenco Medical stepped into the breach. The San Diego-based medical technology company helped fund and support the Afya Dada Project—Swahili for "Health for Sisters"—a Ministry of Health-led initiative convened by the World Economic Forum's Global Alliance for Women's Health. Launched in July 2025, the 14-month program is training thousands of health workers—from oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, and nurses to community health assistants and promoters—in breast and cervical cancer screening, expanding diagnostic capacity, and building referral pathways designed to outlast any single donor.
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